Chapter 119: A True Leader.
"LeBron didn't mean to. Neither of us noticed each other at the time. This team has been placed under a microscope."
"We had a private conversation after the game, just the two of us, and discussed his role on the team. We cleared things up."
A few days later, while LeBron was in the middle of a media storm, Spoelstra brought up the 'shoulder bump' incident again.
"That incident had nothing to do with LeBron. It was Nike's staff who confiscated the footage, and LeBron wasn't even aware of it."
Nike's senior executive, Lynn Merritt, also stepped up to 'explain' the situation.
"One quarter's results are a fluke. Luck outweighs skill."
"LeBron is a great team player, while some people only care about themselves."
"Free agents have the right to make their own choices; LeBron shouldn't be criticized."
Windhorst, too, published several articles on ESPN defending LeBron.
While LeBron found himself at the center of the storm, everyone around him was doing the same thing: coddling him.
Meanwhile, Han Sen had already flown back to Memphis alone after dropping Swift off.